"Girlfriend of the victim" recounts the moment a Border Patrol Police officer shot a motorcycle taxi driver, claiming he was provoked first. She fears the perpetrator's father, a high-ranking police officer, might cause injustice.
The case involved a gunshot incident in the Huai Khwang area where a Border Patrol Police officer shot a motorcycle taxi driver near the entrance of Prachasongkroh Soi 38, resulting in one death and two injuries. The officer later surrendered, citing a dispute over the fare as the cause, as previously reported.(Border Patrol Police admitted to the shooting, claiming self-defense after being attacked first by the Huai Khwang motorcycle taxi driver.)
On 14 June 2026, Ms. Benjawann, 46, the wife of Mr. Charin, a motorcycle taxi driver who was injured, said, "The injured are now in critical condition as the hospital has called me to come. In the video, my husband is the first to jump and kick. If he had not been provoked first, would he have attacked and kicked anyone? My husband is not a violent person; he just works as a motorcycle taxi driver daily. I help by pushing his bike to sell goods here."
She described being present during the incident: The perpetrator came to board the motorcycle taxi to go to Makkasan, with a fare of 120 baht. The perpetrator bargained it down to 70 or 60 baht, which was unacceptable. He complained loudly to the older driver, saying it was too expensive. I wasn't sure what exactly he said, but I told him that this was the set price here. If he wasn't satisfied, he could take a taxi instead. No one was forcing him; he had no right to complain about this price.
Then my husband said the perpetrator was ready to fight and gave him a fierce look, as if he was always looking for trouble. I told my husband not to turn his back because it seemed the man was trying to confront us. While the man was on a phone call, I don't know to whom, he moved closer to where my husband was sitting. My husband asked why he hadn't left yet and why he kept complaining. The perpetrator then said my husband was annoying and showed him the middle finger.
After that, my husband kicked him, and the deceased tried to intervene. The man ran to get his gun and fired multiple shots, knocking my husband down. It was very brutal—three people were hit, one named P'Ae was injured by a stray bullet, but the worst injuries were to Boy and my husband.
I want to ask, if someone with mental illness and drug addiction holds a police rank, why is that allowed? Will I receive justice when his father is also a high-ranking police officer? There must be fairness in this case. On social media, people are attacking the motorcycle taxi drivers, saying they deserved it. But they haven't looked carefully—if the perpetrator hadn't provoked, would this have happened?".